On a hot summer's day in 1934, a horrifying discovery was made in the trunk at the luggage office of Brighton Train Station. Two days later, a similar case was found.
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The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the first artificial dye, Saran Wrap, sanitary towels, and the cancer killing drug Cisplatin.
The accidents behind the inventions of stainless steel, telescopes, Velcro, and a cure for cancer.
The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.
The accidents behind bubblewrap, MDMA, and guncotton. And how NASA accidently helps with cancer detection.
A clumsy lab worker leads to the invention of superglue. And the accidents behind neuroscience, beer, and chemical hair relaxant.
A failed blood pressure medicine and an unexpectedly hairy woman lead to a cure for baldness. How messing around with a scientific toy gave us the x-ray.
The Warners' film ‘The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that ‘talkies' are here to stay.
By 1925, Zukor's Paramount Pictures, Laemmle's Universal Pictures, and Mayer's MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country.
As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars.
By 1914, movies are more popular than ever, and with Edison's cartel out of the picture, the titans are free to make films wherever and however they want.
Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a young actress.
At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures.
The Warners' film ‘The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that ‘talkies' are here to stay.
By 1925, Zukor's Paramount Pictures, Laemmle's Universal Pictures, and Mayer's MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country.
The Warners' film ‘The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that ‘talkies' are here to stay.
By 1925, Zukor's Paramount Pictures, Laemmle's Universal Pictures, and Mayer's MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country.
As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars.
By 1914, movies are more popular than ever, and with Edison's cartel out of the picture, the titans are free to make films wherever and however they want.
Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a young actress.
At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures.
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